Chapter 36 The Prince and I Have a Telepathic Connection
Concubine Zhao was so angry that her face turned blue, and she wanted to rush up and scratch Jiang Rong to death.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, put on a kind smile, and said sarcastically:
"Since ancient times, men have chosen virtuous wives and beautiful concubines. You are indeed born beautiful."
The implication is that Jiang Rong is only fit to be a concubine.
Jiang Rong smiled softly: "Thank you for the compliment, Princess Zhao. But I think this ancient saying may not be entirely correct, for example, the second half of the sentence -"
She paused at the right moment, staring at Concubine Zhao, smiling without saying a word.
Isn’t your concubine beautiful too?
Jade couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"You you..." Concubine Zhao was so angry that she couldn't speak.
It's like no matter what she says, Jiang Rong can always reply to her, you are ugly.
You are so ugly.
She was so mad!
"The first half of your sentence makes sense. The Queen Mother saw in my virtue and elegance that I am worthy of being the Crown Prince's legitimate wife, so she granted us the marriage." Jiang Rong said calmly:
"By comparison, beauty is my daughter's least noteworthy advantage. I don't know why Concubine Zhao can only see this. Perhaps people are particularly concerned about things they don't have."
…
Concubine Zhao was helped out by her maid.
She was so angry that she almost fainted.
Jade's eyes were full of stars, "Princess, you said it very well!"
"It's just a few words of truth." Jiang Rong said lightly, it was just a small confrontation, nothing more.
Thinking of Xie Lingxi writing to him, Jiang Rong couldn't help but smile:
"If the prince's letter arrives, give it to me immediately!"
"yes!"
…
As the morning court session ended, the news that Xie Lingxi had gathered talented men in Qingzhou to write a letter to Jiang Rong spread throughout the capital.
As a well-known playboy, it was reasonable for him to do this.
Instead, more people began to speculate what was written in the love letter and what kind of beauty the second young lady of the Jiang family had to be able to captivate the Prince of the Northern King.
When Jiang Rong was at home, she seldom went out and few people knew what she looked like.
The rumor spread more and more, and finally Jiang Rong gained the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital.
…
Concubine Zhao returned to the yard and angrily smashed a set of Ru kiln tea sets.
"I'm so angry. This little vixen, relying on her beauty, actually humiliated me like this!" Concubine Zhao was furious.
"Madam, it will be a big deal. She will be caught soon!" Mammy comforted her:
"This girl is just a sharp-tongued one. You can drive her away quickly."
"Indeed. It's useless to be clever. She is still too young to fight with me!" Concubine Zhao thought of her plan and smiled again.
Her eyes fell on the green mirror and she felt a little depressed.
She is not really a beauty, but she is not ugly either. It's just that she can't compare with Jiang Rong...
When Jiang Rong goes to jail, she will definitely cut her face!
…
In the evening of the next day, Jiang Rong finally received this letter that had come from thousands of miles away and attracted everyone's attention.
Jiang Rong opened the envelope...
A thin page, two simple sentences.
"See Xin'an."
"I have arrived in Qingzhou and will go to Ningshan tomorrow."
"I thought the prince had gathered a group of talented people to write a love letter. But with his uneducated level, he can only write this..." Yingxia was holding the lamp at the side. When she saw the letter, she was very disappointed.
Jiang Rong snorted coldly, "If you are disrespectful to the prince, slap him in the face!"
Yingxia knew she had said something wrong, so she blamed herself for being so blunt. She knelt down hastily and slapped herself in the face.
"Princess, although the words are simple, the prince has deep affection for you, and heaven and earth can bear witness to that..." Feicui hurriedly spoke well of her master.
Jiang Rong smiled faintly, "I understand. The truth is simple. Deliberately piled up words are just empty. The true affection is hidden in these simplest words."
"The prince asked me if I was okay and showed concern for me."
"He also knew that I cared about him and told me that he had arrived safely."
"The most sincere love doesn't have so many tricks. It's just that he misses you and you miss him. My heart is the same as yours, and we are just greeting each other."
Jade's eyes sparkled again, "Princess, you are amazing. You know everything!"
She couldn't tell anything from just these two simple sentences.
The Crown Prince’s Consort is still the most powerful!
"The prince and I just have a tacit understanding." Jiang Rong put the letter back into the envelope with satisfaction and put it carefully into an exquisite brocade box.
I received a love letter from my husband today, I was so happy!
"Princess, there is also this scroll, which was sent along with the letter." Jadeite presented another scroll.
Jiang Rong opened the scroll, and an ancient painting of "Red Beans" appeared before his eyes.
"This is... the 'Red Bean Picture' by the painting saint of the previous dynasty..." Jiang Rong was skilled in calligraphy and painting, and recognized it at a glance. This was an ancient painting worth a fortune.
Yingxia was also stunned, and flattered, "The Crown Prince really loves the Crown Princess deeply. Knowing that the Crown Princess likes calligraphy and painting, he specially gave you this ancient painting."
"The exquisite dice are filled with red beans. Do you know how deep my love for you is?" Jiang Rong stared at the ancient painting, her thin lips curved up:
"Jade, hang the painting in my room."
My dear, I receive your love!
I miss you too, hehe.
…
In the capital, the residence of the Earl of Loyalty.
"Is it done?" Chang asked nervously.
The steward presented a heavy box: "It's done!"
Chang hurriedly opened the box, only to find it was filled with banknotes, all in denominations of one thousand taels.
"Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless you." Chang breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face:
"My previous business was just a small one. Private salt business is the real profiteering business."
After taking over the Xie family's assets, she tried to get some money from the Xie family's businesses...
But she soon discovered that the accounting management of the Xie family's business was very strict, with each link closely linked and well organized. There was no way it would be easy for someone to find loopholes.
If the accounts were really in disarray, the Xie family's business would have collapsed long ago...
Chang was almost disappointed, and at this moment, she finally found a flaw!
Xie family’s salt.
The salt in Daxia is not allowed to be sold privately, it is a government-run business. If you want to sell salt, you must get a salt permit issued by the government...
The reason why the Xie family had such enormous wealth was that after the country was established, the royal family granted a salt mine to the Xie family and gave them the right to sell official salt.
The accounts of the salt shop's transactions are watched by all parties, making it difficult to tamper with them.
But she could steal salt from the mines and sell it...
Now that she is in charge, this is not difficult to do...
All you need to do is arrange some of your own people among the guards patrolling the salt field, and when it is their turn to be on guard, you can quietly transport the salt out.
However, there was no such amount of salt in the account of the entire salt shop, and no matter how hard we tried, we could not find it...
She stole a boatload of salt these few days and sold it to private salt dealers.
"I hope we can cooperate again over there!" said the manager.
Chang smiled happily, "Sell, sell, sell! Prepare five more ships in a few days!"
The first time she made a deal, she was afraid that the private salt dealers would rob her, so she didn't dare to sell more.
Now that she sees the money, the natural thing to do is to sell the Xie family’s salt and earn money for her own little piggy bank!
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